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TIL that in 2014 the flavor of anti freeze was finally changed so that people and pets would be less likely to consume it accidentally and die.

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kRBB TIL that in order to prevent everything from being named after mathematician Leonhard Euler, discoveries are sometimes named after the first person AFTER Euler to have discovered them.
4Maa TIL Scientists took advantage of the three-day flight ban over the US after 9/11 to conduct experiments on the effect on the atmosphere of jet planes. They found the days were a little warmer and the nights cooler, suggesting that the exhaust trails planes leave in the sky act like clouds.
4XlZg TIL about "Kryptos", a sculpture at the CIA headquarters in Langley, VA composed of a matrix of letters cut into metal. It was installed 30 years ago, and contains an encrypted riddle that remains unsolved.
07oj TIL that during WW II the 603rd unit was designated as Camouflage Engineers. Many of the soldiers were recruited from arts schools and set designers. Their objective was not only to teach camouflage, but to deceive the enemy through the art of design. They became known as the Ghost Army
5VBP9 TIL in 2000, a 4-year old boy was injured after riding Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin, a ride at Disneyland. The Occupational Health & Safety revealed that Disney failed to load the child into the ride. He never recovered and died in 2009.